Chapter 254 : Boss, You're Confused!!!
November 20th, Su City had unknowingly reached the autumn-winter transition period.
Although Su City, as a southern city, didn't have the coldness of the north,
people still respectfully changed into autumn outerwear slightly heavier than summer clothing.
Normally, Su Mo honestly disliked the autumn season somewhat.
After all, with Su Mo's 2 constitution points, unlike summer's hot wind, autumn wind often carried a trace of coolness that would make Su Mo catch cold.
Besides this, compared to summer's short sleeves, Su Mo, afraid of catching wind-cold, wore heavy coats that added burden.
But now, starting to complete the Heartbeat Hide and Seek ② mission, Su Mo had gained some appreciation for the autumn season.
Because wearing a coat perfectly concealed her girlish figure, reducing flaws and adding natural protection, making hiding easier.
Additionally, due to the slightly cool weather, pedestrians focused more on hurrying along rather than paying attention to others—these two points were really too good.
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"Third, did you see the Su University post that the Finance Academy forwarded just now?"
"Boss, I saw it, I saw it. Su University's Senior Su Mo really has a big imagination, daring to play hide and seek and putting up 1 million. Do you think this is real?"
"It's definitely real. From my understanding of my goddess, she always keeps her word. Didn't the post say the money was already put up? By the way, if we catch Goddess Su Mo, can I not take the money and take the person instead?"
"You sixth child!"
Near noon, having left Weiyang Apartments, Su Mo had just walked a short distance when she heard three playfully chatting male students approaching, discussing the 'hide and seek' matter.
Hearing their conversation, Su Mo, as the 'protagonist' being discussed, felt somewhat overwhelmed.
Because from their conversation, they clearly weren't Su University students but had still received hide and seek information.
This meant the hide and seek mission's publicity was much greater than Su Mo had imagined.
The mission had already shown initial results in just the first hour.
Thinking that this Heartbeat Hide and Seek would last a full ten days, with the Challenge System publishing beautiful photos daily along with arrogant quotes,
although Su Mo had mentally prepared when accepting the mission,
she still couldn't help but shiver, feeling this hide and seek was much more stimulating than imagined!
As for why Su Mo, clearly approaching the three male students head-on, wasn't recognized.
The reason was simple.
Su Mo had once again put on breast binding cloth and wore pre-purchased men's clothing.
Although Su Mo's figure was very girlish with a soft, approachable aura, under the loose coat's concealment and the makeup skill bonus of 'Twilight Disguise Technique,' at first glance, she appeared more like a timid young man than a beautiful girl.
If just looking at appearance without knowing the truth, even Su Mo herself wouldn't dare recognize herself.
Perhaps when today's disguise succeeded and was revealed tomorrow, these three would discover they had seen her.
Thinking of the three university juniors possibly seeing tomorrow's information and remembering her with shocked expressions,
Su Mo's lips couldn't help but curve upward. This sounded extremely interesting.
However, Su Mo quickly restrained this smile, because emmmmmm this sneaky evil grin felt somewhat wicked.
Indeed, birds of a feather flock together—staying with An Xiaoqian, that evil loli, too long had influenced her with some malicious humor!
Ah... ah... achoo 🤧
With Su Mo's internal muttering, An Xiaoqian, who was charging into room 1603 with Lin Muyao, Yun Xia, and Chu Tianlan to search for clues while starting a capture meeting, felt her nose itch and let out a big, cute sneeze.
The little person sitting on the chair couldn't help but jump.
Rubbing her cute little nose, An Xiaoqian silently attributed this sneeze to Su Mo's account.
Hmph... my disobedient wife dares to run away and secretly talk about me. If caught, severe punishment, must severely punish, this time definitely going to make it big!
"I think we should go to Su University to find..."
"Then I'll go to the train station."
Just as the four beautiful girls at Weiyang Apartments brainstormed possible locations Su Mo might go.
Su Mo had already walked from Weiyang Apartments to the food street outside Su University (buying spicy grilled squid).
Choosing the food festival as the first destination after departure was actually calculated by Su Mo.
On one hand, Su Mo, forbidden from using cash after the mission started, felt she could get a meal here.
Additionally, Su Mo had some ulterior motives—wandering around Su University's food street while listening to surrounding discussions to see where university students might go to catch her, so she could avoid places where she might easily be caught.
Regarding identity exposure and discovery, Su Mo had considered this too.
But thinking today was the first day of hide and seek, she was still crossdressing as a man, well-disguised, even using men's Earl Grey tea cologne to mask her body's fragrance.
And there was an old saying: the most dangerous place is often the safest.
Who would think she'd appear in this food street!
Su Mo hadn't visited the food street in front of Su University since 'crossdressing' to buy spicy grilled squid and leaving the boys' dormitory.
Now revisiting this familiar and noisy street, Su Mo's feelings were complex.
On one hand, there was anxiety about identity exposure, as many passersby and shop owners here were Su Mo's familiar faces.
On the other hand was anticipation—thinking that if this mission could be completed, she could re-challenge hide and seek ① to become a boy again, a tough guy, and regrow her little brother from before buying spicy grilled squid.
Thinking of this, Su Mo couldn't help but clench her small fists.
She couldn't fail again this time.
Su City, as a civilized city coexisting with surveillance cameras, had small vendors in the food street living quite relaxedly without worrying about theft.
Often wanting to use the restroom or having business, they'd just leave their stalls there. Some even had no boundaries, letting customers cook their own fried rice.
Previously, after part-time work at KFC, perhaps due to Su Mo's low presence and approachable appearance,
On the way back to Su University from the food street, Su Mo had been conscripted by a fried rice boss to watch the shop and even make fried rice.
But being conscripted wasn't without benefits.
The boss finally gave her a super luxurious bowl of fried rice.
Today Su Mo planned to actively volunteer as a conscript, as Su Mo, wearing a 'chef's apron' under her coat, was quite confident in her cooking skills.
Near noon, the food street was crowded.
Su Mo listened to university students discussing her hide and seek game.
Initially Su Mo was quite panicked, her little heart beating wildly.
But hearing more, Su Mo gradually adapted.
The food street had many shops, nearly a hundred. Su Mo walked three rounds and finally found a target.
It was a roadside stall with a 'Tough Guy Fried Rice' sign. At this moment, the tough guy boss wielding a spatula had a flushed red face, two thick legs in a pigeon-toed stance, occasionally tiptoeing.
That restrained posture made the young ladies buying food black-faced.
Seeing this situation, Su Mo actively stepped forward and said:
"Boss, I see you're not feeling well. How about I help you cook? My family used to run a fried rice stall."
The tough guy boss, seeing Su Mo volunteer, was slightly stunned.
Emmmmmm were there still university students actively offering 'substitute cooking' services?
Although substitute fried rice seemed strange to the tough guy boss,
looking at Su Mo's face, he knew she was a university student.
And his rear was on fire, extremely urgent.
Hearing the buying young lady say:
"Boss, let this little brother cook for me."
He immediately blocked his bottom, threw the pan to Su Mo, and rushed to the restroom like a flowing light.
After Su Mo took over the fried rice stall, soon a rich rice fragrance emerged from the pan.
Honestly, with unchanged ingredients, Su Mo's and the tough guy boss's fried rice didn't differ much.
But Su Mo was crossdressed today, with fair and tender skin and a soft, cute aura. Combined with the Heartthrob Aura's effect, she looked like a cute, soft freshman junior.
This immediately attracted this carnivorous senior sister.
As everyone knows, girls usually travel in groups.
Soon three more roommates of the young ladies gathered around the fried rice stall.
Chinese people love watching excitement. With four girls gathering at the small stall, this immediately attracted some fried rice customers and male students wanting to chat up the girls.
Among these male students, unknowingly infiltrated someone very familiar to Su Mo.
Su Mo, hotly cooking fried rice, after handing the fourth serving to a young lady, instinctively said:
"Thank you for your patronage! Sausage fried rice, 15 yuan."
While waiting for the next order, Su Mo heard a familiar rough voice:
"Boss, give me 3 servings of duck intestine fried rice. Haha, boss, your voice sounds like my former roommate!"
Looking up, Su Mo saw the speaker was her former boss Lin Kun.
Seeing Lin Kun's familiar face and hearing him joke about her voice,
Thump thump thump~
At this moment, Su Mo felt her little heart about to leap from her chest, nearly dropping the spatula into the pan.
Was she unlucky from the start, about to be discovered right away?
Fortunately, her boss Lin Kun didn't focus on her.
As usual, he paid more attention to the four young ladies at the fried rice stall.
Seeing this, Su Mo breathed a long sigh of relief. Good thing her boss was a love-brain.
Near 12 o'clock, when Lin Kun, who had actively approached but been gently rejected by the four senior sisters, returned to the dormitory with three bowls of fried rice,
Wu Di, being fed, opened the fried rice and saw excessive duck intestines in one bowl, couldn't help but ask puzzledly:
"Boss, why are there so many duck intestines today?"
Lin Kun, dejected from failed flirting, said listlessly:
"The boss is a young guy, probably just opened recently! By the way, his voice really sounds like Su Mo."
Wei Yan and Wu Di, who were eating heartily, hearing this statement, felt the rice in their mouths lose flavor, and the next moment, said in unison:
"Boss, you're confused!"